Time to talk about the stress of farming
While suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S., Missouri is ranked the 13th highest in the nation with a suicide rate in 2016 of 18.27 per 100,000. According to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the largest increase in suicide has come to middle-aged adults from 45 to 59. Jami...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Corn and Soybean Digest 2019-03 |
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Zusammenfassung: | While suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S., Missouri is ranked the 13th highest in the nation with a suicide rate in 2016 of 18.27 per 100,000. According to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the largest increase in suicide has come to middle-aged adults from 45 to 59. Jami Dellifield, a family and consumer sciences educator for Ohio State University, is a nationally recognized expert on farm stress and rural mental health issues. |
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ISSN: | 1544-1644 |